Offensive Player of the Year: WestbrookOffensive Newcomer of the Year: Shane Buechele, Texas

Notes:

*No surprise, but that's a whole mess of Sooners. In an offense-obsessed league, OU had the best attack.

*I hate leaving off Texas Tech quarterback Pat Mahomes. No defense, no running attack – the Red Raiders' entire game plan this year revolved around him putting the team on his back. Or, more appropriately, his injured right arm.

A little perspective: Mahomes had 590 passing attempts in 12 games this season. The next most was Oklahoma St. QB Mason Rudolph's 416 throws.

*On the low, it wasn't an awful year for tight ends. Sure, few teams had legitimate weapons manning the spot, but plenty of fullback/tight end/H-back types did some solid work as blockers and occasional passing targets. Kansas State's Winston Dimel even ran the Wildcats', um, wildcat QB package.

I took Flowers because of his reliability as a receiver and his yeoman's work as OU's lone running back versus Iowa State.

*Justice Hill made a hell of a run for the newcomer award by sparking OSU's ground game in the second half of the season. Buechele's strong start propelled him across the finish line, though.

*It feels odd bypassing Mayfield as the conference's offensive player of the year. Statistically speaking, he put together a season for the ages. I mean, a passer rating of 197.75 - who does that?

Even Mayfield would admit, however, that he and the Sooners were sunk without Westbrook. OU's offense didn't take off until its star receiver healed up.